Mike Couzens opened the closing by saying that Penn State won their 10th championship and went 5 for 5 in the finals. I know I would have loved Gibbons and DC to continue the Penn State talk but that would not have been good for overall wrestling promotion.
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Despite multitude of injuries, Iowa wrestling manages third-place finish at NCAA Wrestling
Iowa wrestling took third at the NCAA Championships, but many seniors who contributed so much to the program finished their stellar careers, too.
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I thought excuses were for wusses? And in the fall from classless Iowa fans booing injured PSU players that "injuries are part of the game"??? Hhhhmmmm....., why do Iowa fans strike me as classless, whiny, insecure, hypocritical douchebags.
Back around 2014 or 15 I was always pimpin the idea over on HR that Cael was in the middle of making State College area the absolute center of wrestling in the United States. Me and other fans were laughed off their boards when we laid out Caels exact plan for how he was going to achieve that. We said first, he was gonna build the premier college program in the country. Second, he was going to build the absolute best RTC and club. And third, his athletes would then spread across the country getting into coaching and building their clubs.Despite multitude of injuries, Iowa wrestling manages third-place finish at NCAA Wrestling
Iowa wrestling took third at the NCAA Championships, but many seniors who contributed so much to the program finished their stellar careers, too.www.hawkcentral.com
I thought excuses were for wusses? And in the fall from classless Iowa fans booing injured PSU players that "injuries are part of the game"??? Hhhhmmmm....., why do Iowa fans strike me as classless, whiny, insecure, hypocritical douchebags.
This is exactly what’s happened and they absolutely can’t stand it.
State College is the Mecca of Wrestling in the USA!
How can you not love wrestling
Maybe the biggest reason is the Coaching staff has a type of guy they are looking for. Some of these top guys may not fit the mindset, style and character traits they are seeking out to be a part of the program. The results on and off the mat speak volumes.
Especially the folks who merge videos with Byers calls ... trying to remember exactly who that was -- @Annieat285 maybe?
I find the criticism on Max Dean, Werner took 3 steps forward the entire match.
1 from a half shot, one by mistake, and one from a poor shot.
1 from a half shot, one by mistake, and one from a poor shot.
Some recruits think our practices are too much fun, not tough enough.
They do well with the hand they're dealt.
Also personality away from the room. Our guys seem to be going to bible studies, where guys from the midwest might find themselves wanting to go to the redneck yacht club
Well Cael left his alma mater, ISU, because he knew that Pennsylvania produces the most premier wrestlers by a country mile and if he could get only a fraction of them to stay in-state and go to PSU, he'd be able to accomplish the things you listed. Cael stated this exact thing as to why he took the PSU job to leave his Alma Mater (i.e., there were things that he would never be able to accomplish at ISU that he could accomplish at PSU due to it's location) at his initial Press Conference introducing him as PSU's new Head Coach in the Spring 2009. Iowa idiot's ridiculed his statements (especially that Pennsylvania was the epicenter of US Wrestling Greatness) - looks like their laughter has turned to tears. LMAO
^^this^^
There is a type of kid and characteristics that Cael is looking for. If you look at our guys, there’s a lot of different personality types but they all are respectful, gracious, all the good stuff.
The other great thing -- though it doesn't appear in the photo:
How quickly Carter got up on the stage to celebrate with Max. He was right there patting Max on the back and head while Max was hugging Casey, before Max got to Cael.
I FREAKING LOVE YOU CAEL SANDERSON!!!!!!!
sorry, In all my excitement I forgot this one last night.
Carry on….
sorry, In all my excitement I forgot this one last night.
Carry on….
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Some guys from Baltimore might head straight from practice to Cafe 210, and maybe two or three other spots before getting home.
Or maybe they might just (cough cough) blaze a trail to their apartments.
If I lose my recording like I do every single time I’m gonna be pissed. It’s these little things I miss the first time and why I keep the recording in my dvr as long as possible. Throughout the year watching it over and over again you always spot something new. It’s a great tool to help get you to the next season.
Sure did and it was great.
You forgot Turk, in all your excitement I'd guess.
Thank God! I don't think I could handle more of his and Quint's 80s Long Island Wrestling stories! Although he was apparently good friends with PSU great Greg Elinsky. Baldwin must be dying! That NCAA was his only paid gig for the year!
Some folks will point out that Penn State only had two PA guys in its starting lineup this year (although I still claim 3 - the Lee’s moved to State College a year before Nick enrolled
).Such pontification ignores the importance of a strong wrestling room of committed and skilled wrestling partners helping the starter become a national champion.
Penn State’s practice room is an abundance of PA state placers (who would been state champs in other states) and a few from our strong wrestling neighboring states of NY and (especially) NJ. The importance of a strong practice room cannot be overstated.
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Great picture. Really happy for Dean and the whole family. Crazy how PSU crushed their one son’s dream one year and gave another one his dream.
I think Starocci would beat him…in OT…lol
How many PA wrestlers did Cael have in his 1st National Championship Team??? Cael has now produced 32 Individual National Champions at PSU - care to tell me how many hailed from PA?
Yes that was amazing and it shows how close of a community it is for the wrestlers and their families.
Two: Carter and Edsell.
But your point is well taken. The room is very strong and there's lots of other PA studs in it. Also, top top talent isn't always centered in PA year to year so it's partially timing on how many starters are PA bred as Cael is after the best of the best nationwide.
No, but I’m interested to know if you want to tell me.
Someone mentioned Jake Herbert training in Russia one summer. They emphasize wrestling shorter goes. 6-7 minutes. I think this is part of the secret sauce psu uses. Less injuries and better time management during matches. I know they explained it better. On, just a second, HR I think.
Or, perhaps standing around a bonfire playing with loaded guns.
College choices are sometimes more than what offers the wrestler the best wrestling situation. It also what offers the student the best education choices. ( Example would be Cornell and it Vetrinariun program which I believe gets expidiated if you do Bachelor Program there.) Also you have to bring in the financial consideration on the individual and family.
It's easy to forget college choice is a big picture choice.
In just thinking about it without the benefit of referral; Nico, Jason, Quinten, Vincenzo, Zain and Carter. Probably forgetting someone. All multiple time champs excepting Nico. Spencer got away. Obviously these aren’t in his first year. They own 13 of the 32 championships. By far the most of any state. Just remembered Ed Ruth { how could I forget him}, that makes 16 of 32. 50% is a pretty good indication that Pa. is the Mecca of high school wrestling.
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Yes, but the point is that Cael said he was leaving ISU, his Alma Mater, for PSU because he could build an unassailable Dynasty at PSU off the overwhelming strength of the Pennsylvania wrestling... and that is precisely what he proceeded to do. Yes Cael can get more-or-less his pick of the litter Nationally now, but that wasn't the case when he first came - he built the foundation of his Dynasty on Pennsylvania wrestling and it is now unassailable just as Cael predicted his Dynasty Building Project would go.
Screenshots or it didn’t happen.
Joking aside, it would be kinda fun to see some of those prescient posts you made about that on HR. Although I suspect HR has long since scrubbed (and bleached) their board of any evidence that you and your multiple personalities were ever there. 😂
I think the original was speculation about those 2 actually considering/trying to get in PSU, and the other thread was an Iowa fan just doing math, (😳) since None of the three even considered going to Iowa…
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